![]() ![]() The residents used sandbags and temporary gravel walls to contain the waters. No serious injuries were reported.Ģ011: Paradise Creek overflew its banks in Moscow. Icy conditions on I-90 caused several accidents between Osburn and Wallace. Mount Spokane received 21 inches of snow. Snowfall amounts included 8-12 inches at Sagle, 6.5 inches at Sandpoint, and 5 inches at Priest River. ![]() 4.5 inches of snow fell at Saint John, the most snowfall recorded in the city for a March day.Ģ006: Heavy snow fell across northern Idaho and northeastern Washington. Maries picked up a foot of snow while another spotter five miles west of town picked up eight inches. In the Spokane area, accumulation rates reached an inch of snow per hour, which contributed to over 100 slide-offs and accidents. Many locations received between four and seven inches of snow. Several hundred people lost power in Moscow, Plummer, and Priest Lake.ġ997: An avalanche kills a man in the northeast Washington mountains.Ģ009: Heavy snow showers fell across northern Idaho and eastern Washington. Several trees fell throughout Latah county and near Pullman. Icy roadways also contributed to several accidents in Whitman county and near Moscow. Winds of up to 55 mph in Moscow and 53 mph in Pullman caused trees to blow down in the area around the two cities. 11 inches fell at Lookout Pass, 9 inches fell at Schweitzer and Silver Mountain, and 6.5 inches fell at Clayton. Mission Ridge received a gust of 94 mph.ġ998: A funnel cloud was spotted in Lewiston, Idaho.Ģ006: A winter storm system brought heavy snow and winds to portions of eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Sustained winds of near 50 mph were reported near Wenatchee. 47 mph winds caused damage to a store front in Ephrata, Washington.Ģ003: Strong winds fed through gaps in the Cascades and into the valleys. 1.90 inches of precipitation fell at Mazama, the most precipitation recorded in the city for a March day.Ģ004: In a four hour period, 5" of snow fell at Hauser, 4.5" fell at Elk, and 4" fell at Diamond Lake. No serious injuries reported.ġ993: Freezing rain fell over much of Eastern Washington causing numerous accidents and road closures.Ģ011: An avalanche on the eastern slopes of the Cascades buried a person. Pine River Park and several roads in the vicinity were flooded.ġ998: Two trucks jackknifed north of Bonners Ferry due to snow and ice. More details.ġ999: Heavy rains and snowmelt caused the Little Spokane river to crest near Dartford. It is eventually renamed GOES-WEST and is a replacement of the previous GOES-WEST (or GOES-15). Rain is possible Sunday and likely Sunday night through Monday night, according to the weather service.2018: NASA successfully launched the second in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) called GOES-S (or GOES-17). High temperatures are expected to continue to hover around 50 degrees through the work week, with possible snow showers overnight.Ĭarrothers said any snow accumulation would be limited and melt during the day. ![]() Temperatures will warm up for the weekend, with highs in the low to mid-40s Saturday and Sunday, and potentially in the 50s Monday, Carrothers said. 195 was blocked south of Spangle because of two collisions. Senger tweeted Friday afternoon that U.S. Senger encouraged Washington State University students to delay their Spring Break travel plans until conditions improved. ![]() Highway 195 and state Route 26 in Whitman County were poor because of snow and ice. Senger reported on the state patrol’s Twitter page that road conditions Friday morning on U.S. Most roadways were bare and wet with some slush on the shoulders, he said. The Washington State Patrol reported about 17 crashes on roadways throughout the area Friday, said Trooper Ryan Senger. in the Spokane area, according to Krista Carrothers, meteorologist at the weather service. The National Weather Service in Spokane reported 4.8 inches of snow Friday at the Spokane International Airport, shattering the 2.8-inch daily snowfall record for March 10 set in 1950. Winter reared its head again Friday morning in Spokane, dropping several inches of snow on roadways as temperatures hovered around freezing. ![]()
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